| Birth |
25 Mar 1807 |
New Jersey [4,5] |
| Sex |
Male |
| Eby ID |
00030-2322 |
| Died |
20 Jan 1891 |
[6,7] |
| Person ID |
I8830 |
| Last Modified |
03 May 2005 |
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| Father |
Dennis Devitt, b. Abt 1790 |
| Mother |
Mary Martin, b. Abt 1790 |
| Group Sheet |
F739 |
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| Family 1 |
Magdalena Shoemaker, b. 20 Nov 1811 |
| Married |
1 May 1831 |
[8,9] |
| Children |
| | 1. Jacob Devitt, b. 13 Mar 1832 |
| | 2. Matthew Devitt, b. 7 Oct 1852 |
| | 3. John Devitt, b. 7 Apr 1833 |
| | 4. Benjamin Devitt, b. 10 Jul 1835 |
| | 5. Isaac Devitt, b. 22 Jan 1837 |
| | 6. David Devitt, b. 12 Aug 1839 |
| | 7. Abraham Devitt, b. 1 Dec 1841 |
| | 8. Mary Devitt, b. 1 Feb 1844 |
| | 9. Barnabas Devitt, b. 18 Aug 1846 |
| | 10. Magdalena Devitt, b. 13 Aug 1848 |
| | 11. Menno Devitt, b. 6 Oct 1850 |
| | 12. Louisa Devitt, b. 20 Sep 1856 |
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| Group Sheet |
F1299 |
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| Notes |
Barnabus Devitt, "the fourth son of his father, Dennis Devitt, was born in New Jersey, U.S., March 25th, 1807. He came to Canada with his parents in 1817 and settled on the old "Daniel C. Snyder Farm" west of the town of Waterloo. After the decease of his mother he was adopted by old Abraham Erb who raised him. He was only 11 years of age when he came to Erb's. On May 1st 1831, he was married to Magdalena Shoemaker who was born November 20th, 1811. In 1829 she came to Canada with her mother and family. Mr. and Mrs. Devitt resided in the town of Waterloo until 1851 when they moved to Bridgeport where he and Elias Eby entered into partnership in the milling business. After being in business for some years, he sold his interest to the late Jacob B. Eby and purchased the beautiful farm now in possession of Tilman Shantz. Here he resided until a few years previous to his death when he again moved to the town of Waterloo to spend the close of his life. He died January 20th, 1891. They had a family of twelve children, viz:"
Barnabas Devitt, "(Vol. I, No. 2322) came to Canada in 1812 and came to Waterloo in 1815." |
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| Sources |
1. [S2] Vol II A Biographical History of Waterloo Township and other townships of the county : being a history of the early settlers and their descendants, mostly all of Pennsylvania Dutch origin..., Ezra Eby, 45 [View page(s) from the 1895-96 edition]
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3. [S1] Vol I A Biographical History of Waterloo Township and other townships of the county : being a history of the early settlers and their descendants, mostly all of Pennsylvania Dutch origin..., Ezra E. Eby, (Berlin, Ontario, 1895), 528 (Reliability: 1) [View page(s) from the 1895-96 edition]
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7. [S2] Vol II A Biographical History of Waterloo Township and other townships of the county : being a history of the early settlers and their descendants, mostly all of Pennsylvania Dutch origin..., Ezra Eby, 452 [View page(s) from the 1895-96 edition]
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9. [S1] Vol I A Biographical History of Waterloo Township and other townships of the county : being a history of the early settlers and their descendants, mostly all of Pennsylvania Dutch origin..., Ezra E. Eby, (Berlin, Ontario, 1895), 528 [View page(s) from the 1895-96 edition]
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